Blago Requests Colorado Prison

In his motion asking for leave from the legal team, Riebman notes that current attorney Lauren Kaeseberg will soon be joined by appellate attorney Leonard Goodman in representing Blagojevich on appeal.

Zagel quickly denied a request to consider a new trial, calling the idea "harebrained" and telling the attorneys they drew "entirely inappropriate analogies."

"How you could have lawfully concluded that a juror is restrained from revealing these things is just beyond my imagination," Zagel said during the hearing, even recommending attorney Kaeseberg submit a written apology to Wilson.